I tried to eat fish that has high fat like salmon and patin (pangasius). I love salmon so much. I love sashimi. But the bad thing about sashimi is the salmonella. So then I end up eating salmon soup everyday. I love to try many ways to cook salmon. Clear soup, thick creamy soup, Thai coconut soup, japanese miso, korean red hot soup, etc. 

I remember when I was a little, my mom used to cook nile tilapia clear soup. It's so fresh, and she can cook it without any mud foul smell like I always get in any restaurant serving clear fish soup. 

So here I remake, and commemorate my childhood homecook food, but of course with a bit modification from me. 

To be honest, I don't really master Indonesian herbs and spices. My basic cooking lesson was European, which somehow easier and simpler than Indonesian food. For the basic stock, I boil mirepoix (onion, carrot, celery) and then I add garlic to eliminate the fishy smell from the salmon.

And then I add small green tomato. Why I choose this tomato is because it has abit taste of sour, and the flesh is crunchier and less watery. So it's perfect for a soup. And the hero of this soup is... Lemon Basil, or Daun Kemangi we call it in Indonesia. I add a looot of lemon basil into the soup on my last part. Lemon basil is really magic! I loooove the flavor it has. So fresh. So herby. And it has a lot of benefit as well. You can use mint leave as well, but I prefer lemon basil. 

For broccoli, it's just an additional. Since being a Keto you STILL need to consume a lot of veg, especially cruciferous one. But if you don't like broccoli, you can replace it with bean sprout, cauliflower, cabbage, or any non-leafy veg that you like.

So here is the recipe :

1. Prepare the veggies (Broccoli, tomato cut in half, and the lemon basil
2. Wash the Salmon - I use the head and a bit of the bones as well
3. Boil mirepoix (onion, carrot, celery) until you can smell the flavour from the mirepoix then add in the salmon together with peeled round garlic (the more the merrier!)
3. Just when you can see the salmon flesh turns pinkish, season with salt and pepper - you can add a bit of chicken stock if you like it a bit strong
4. Add in broccoli and tomato - don't over boil it because even when the soup is finish, the water will still boil the veggies in the bowl!
5. Last but the most important one, add a loot of lemon basil! You will see the magic Lemon Basil create with the soup taste and flavour.
6. Then after 1 minute, squeeze in lime water and taste it as your like. If you want something fresh, you can squeeze in more.
7. Additional, if you like it spicy, add in whole big chilli. It will give an extra burst of sensation

So, how? I think it's so easy!
Hope my explanation is good enough :)

Share me your experience or any salmon recipe!

Cheers,
Ingkan